Accountant - GL

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Singapore, SGP
Hybrid
Entry level
Kids + Family • Retail • Robotics
The Role
Own general ledger accounting and month-end close activities for Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore. Review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting; investigate and resolve balance sheet issues; support audits and respond to audit queries; and improve accounting processes and reporting quality. This is a temporary one-year hybrid role based in Singapore with no relocation support.
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Job Description

Just imagine taking ownership of the month-end close, resolving complex balance sheet issues and helping create accurate financial reporting. Then make it real.


Core Responsibilities


As an Accountant, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting and dependable accounting processes for Korea, Malaysia and Singapore.

If you've worked in a role where you owned month-end activities, prepared financial reporting and resolved accounting issues, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is sound accounting judgement, attention to detail and the ability to take ownership when something needs to be worked through.


You'll be responsible for:


  • Owning general ledger accounting and managing month-end close activities.
  • Reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and financial information to ensure accurate reporting.
  • Investigating balance sheet issues and ensuring corrective actions are completed.
  • Supporting the resolution of complex accounting matters and improving the quality of financial information.
  • Supporting external audits and responding to audit queries.
  • Contributing to continuous improvement and enhancing the effectiveness of accounting processes.

This is a temporary, one-year role based in Singapore. No relocation support is offered for this role.


What you'll bring


  • Relevant experience in general ledger accounting, or experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable or other finance areas with a strong understanding of general ledger accounting.
  • Experience owning month-end close activities, including journal entries and reconciliations.
  • Experience resolving complex balance sheet issues and implementing corrective actions.
  • Experience preparing accounting outputs and addressing audit queries for assigned entities.
  • Experience applying accounting principles to resolve complex accounting matters and support accurate financial reporting.

Preferred Qualifications


  • Korean language skills are an advantage for working with stakeholders in Korea.

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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?


Here is what you can expect:


Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.


Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.


Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.


Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.


Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.


Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.


Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here


Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.


The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.


The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.


Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.


Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.


Skills Required

  • Relevant experience in general ledger accounting, or accounts receivable, accounts payable, or another finance area with strong general ledger understanding
  • Experience owning month-end close activities, including journal entries and reconciliations
  • Experience resolving complex balance sheet issues and implementing corrective actions
  • Experience preparing accounting outputs and addressing audit queries for assigned entities
  • Experience applying accounting principles to resolve complex accounting matters and support accurate financial reporting
  • Korean language skills

The LEGO Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The LEGO Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The LEGO Group.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive across many roles and markets, with benchmarking against local markets and an expressed commitment to equal pay. Total compensation is often framed as stronger when considering the full package rather than base salary alone.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as notably expansive, with substantial fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers and additional paid caregiver leave. Leave is also described as continuing to accrue other rewards such as vacation and bonus eligibility during the leave period.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Benefits are described as extending beyond core insurance into mental health and wellbeing support, including assistance programs, mindfulness resources, ergonomic setups, and fitness-related offerings. Brand-specific lifestyle perks such as sizable product discounts are highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.

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The Company
HQ: Billund
19,827 Employees
Year Founded: 1932

What We Do

We are the LEGO Group, the company behind the world’s most loved LEGO® bricks. Our brand name derived from the two Danish words Leg Godt, which mean “Play Well”. We’ve been sparking imaginations and inspiring the builders of tomorrow since 1932. This is our mission and what motivates our colleagues around the world every day. Today, we remain proudly family-owned with headquarters in Billund, Denmark. We have regional hubs in Boston, USA; London, UK; Shanghai, China; and Singapore, as well as 7 manufacturing facilities around the world. These places are home to 28,000+ colleagues in everything from design and engineering to digital technology and marketing. Together we learn, imagine and build – creating play experiences that are sold in over 130 countries worldwide. A purposeful and responsible global brand where creativity helps to inspire builders all around the world. Just imagine being part of that!

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